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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-10-28
CRIME AND CRIMINALS

The trial of Stain and Cromwell for the
murder of Cashier Barron, of the Dexter
bank, is exciting intense interest a. Dex
ter, Maine.
GEORGE SWEET, a desperate character,
was shot and killed at Newcomb, Tenn,
last night, by boy-Tom Rich.
ADAM BEYER, a New York butcher,
made an unsuccessful attsmpt to kill his
wife and child and then committed sui
eide.
GEORGE w. MIDDLETON, one of the
Bald Knobber gang, under sentence of
fifteen yeacs in the penitentiary for muir
der, has escaped from Jail and is at
large.
OLIVER MYRoN, discharged employe
of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Road, attempted to shoot Traiumaster
Cullembine at Aurora, H., because he re-
fused to reinstate him.
CHARLES WHITE, known as "Lyck
White" one of the lessees of the Ken
lucky Racing Association at Lexington,
has disappeared, leaving many pooling
and other debts unpaid. The affair has
caused great sensation at Lexington.
The motion for a new trial in the cases
of William Herbst, former President of
the First National Bank of Glen Rock
Pa, and his son, convicted of embeZzling
the banks money, was overrnled by Unit
ed States Judge Butler at Philadelphia
Monday, and father and son were sem
fenced for five years each.
THE United States Grand Jury investi
eating the Fidelity Bank cases at Gin
cinnati, returned seventy indictments
Wednesday against E. L. Harper, ten
against Benjamin E. Hopkins, ten
against Ammi Baldwin. and seven
against Miss Josie Holmes, Harper's
private secretary. 1t is rumored that Joe
Wiltshire and two other bankers have
been indicted, and several other arrests
are pending.
FRIDAY, in Roane County, West Yir-
ginia, Jake Coon and Robert Duff were
identified as having participated in the
murder of the Rev. Thomas 2. Ryan,
and were lynched. Yigilantes also cap
tured and killed George Duff, Jr., brother
of Robert, William Drake was taken by a
mob to Spencer, but it Is not known
| whether he was lynched. Drake confess
ed that Dan Cunningham, detective,
| planned the robbery and that his gang
carried out the scheme.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-10-28
News of stanley.
New York Herald

Stanley is progressing steadily toward
his goal III Central Africa. This encour-
aging news is the latest authentic infora-
nation received here from the famous ex-
plorer. 1t is contained in a private letter
addressed to Lieutenant L. "a. Taunt,
United States Navy, by Mr.. Swinburne,
Stanley's agent and right-hand man at
Kinchase, Stanley Pool, Central Africa.
The letter bears date earley in September
and came by the usual route from Leo
poldvllle, Bona, Lisbon and Liverpool to
New York Il was received four DAYS
ago.
Mr. Swlnburne5 letter says that Stanley
VAS progressed $50 miles further up the
Aruwlwi river since the sending of the
last dispatches, and has thus already
penetrated further than any explorer has
gone before. Two intrenched camps
were built at the new hating place. These
camps, however, appear to be unnecessary,
as the natives do not seem to be disposed
to attack the party.
Mr.. Stanley and his men, the letter says,
are In good health and spirits. Stanley
sent the steamer Florida back to Stanley
Pool, which is one of the stations of the
Sandford exploring expedition, for more
stores and men.
Another letter received from DIR. Woolf
confirms these reports and gives other
information not intended for publication.
Lieutenant Taunt Is making tempo.
rary stay in New York on business at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard. He still retains his
command of the Sandford exploring expe-
dition, and it is by no means impossible
that he will before long return to his du-
ties in Africa. He says that SO far every
thing promises favorable outcome of
Stanley's present Enterprise, and that he
has undoubtedly penetrated further than
any white man who has preceded him in
the attempt. The Lieutenant himself re-
turned from the Congo about three
months ago, obliged to leave at that
time on account of the failure of his
health.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-10-28

INDUSTRIAL BEFoRMERs" is what the
members of the latest political organIza-
tion call themselves. They have been at
work at Springfield, Ill, fixing up plat
form on which labor or other reformers
can stand and they have done their work
we'll. Here are few of their more mod
crate demands: Woman suffrage, prohi-
bition, postal savings banks, government
ownership of telegraph, railroad and
steamship lines, the issue Of $1,2O0,O0O,-
900 legal tender notes to wipe out the
public debt, land taxation, the provision
of home by the nation for each worthy,
homeless family, aud the creation of CO.
operative boards in every township in the
United States to expend the surplus of
the general government in local improve
ments at the rate of $40 per capita per
month. Sixty five delegates were ap-
pointed to attend the national convention
of the party to be held at Washington
next February. Among these delegates
Is Belva Lockwood. A glance at tho plat
form shows room enough there for most
anybody. Its most striking feature is the
last plank mentioned which provides for
sinking the surplus at the rate of about
S6O,OoO,Oo0 a month or S720,O0O,O0O a
year. One thing seems certain-the pso-
pie are being impressed with the bigaess
and almightiness of this surplus, and
the unlimited powers of the general gov
ernment.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-10-28
THE LATEST TELEGRAMS
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

The schooner Leonard Hanna. ore
laden, for Cleveland is ashore on North
Fox ISLAND.
AUGUST Tower, sxCounty Treasurer
of lake, Mich, was found dead near his
home at Sutler Monday. He had been
out hunting, ad it is supposed his gun
was accidentally discharged.
TuRSEY REEVES, of Casco, H., while OIL
ing an engine on the highway near that
place, was torn to pieces, Wednesday, by
being drawn into the fy~heel.
A STOCK train of eleven cars was wreck
ed at Petersburg, d. T., ard Jack Street
er, the engineer, was killed. The accident
was caused by an open switch and the
absence of switch lights.
CAPTAIN MATTHIAS GATrz, one of the old
est settlers of Minnesota, hanged himself
at his home at Winsted, Mimi, Thursday.
1t is thought excessive drinking led to
the act.
JOSEPH KNEUsKR, n merchant tailor OF
st. Joseph, Mich, ended spree Monday
by committing suicide. He cut his throat
severed the veines in his arm, and then
iump ped Que of q third-story window,
fracturing his skull. He survived a few
hours.
AT New York early Monday morning
the establishment of j. G. Airport. whole
sale grocer and ship chandler,an William
w. Wlck's sirup warehouse were damaged
100000 by fire.
THE Kent House at Lakewood, Lake
Chautauqua, was destroyed by fire early
Monday morning, the flames also damag-
ing q dozen cottages. The loss is $l25,-
600 with insurance of $4,000.
The steamlaunch Mary burst her boiler
at the foot of East One Hundred and
Sixteenth street, New York, instantly
killing John and Patrick Cunningham.
brothers. Their bodies were literally
blown to atoms.
FIRE early Monday morning destroyed
Robert Neil's boarding house at Lake
Edward, Quebec, and burned to q crisp
Thomas Landus, of Norton Mills, Vt,
" William Buchan, and George Section,
Iodgers.
NEAR Greer's, twelve miles from Green
vile, S. c., q freight train and pessen-
ger train were in collision Thursday
morning. The engineer of the pas8en-
ger and woman were killed and ten per-
sons wounded, of whom four or FIVE are
not expected TO survive. The engineer
and conductor of the freight train have
disappeared.
vEBY destructive fire occurred in st.
Louis Saturday night. 1t broke out in
the wholesale boot and shoe establish
nent of Woolman, Todd & &C., and CON
sumed several largo business houses in
the vicinity. The business portion of
the town OF Murrayville, Illinois, has
been destroyed by fire.
Two FREIGHT trains collided at Wood
lawn, Neb, on the Burlington road, early
Wednesday; the cars were wrecked and
took fire, being completely consumed.
Brakeman Isaac Davenport was caught in
the debris, and to save him from crena-
ton fellow trainman chopped off his
imprisoned leg. The shock proved too
much for Davenport, who died in few
hours.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-10-28
THE LIBERAL CONFERENCE.

Mr.. Gladstone used happy phrase in
his speech at Nottingham rink when he
referred to the useless attempts to IDEAL
with the arrears OF legislation until the
Irish question was settled. The great lib
eral leader has not exhibited such an un-
compromising tone toward the anti home
rulers since he first announced his Irish
policy. His long habit of Difference to an
antagonist was almost LOST IN his Noting
ham speeches. In response to the demands
of Mr.. Chamberlain in lister for the
particulars OF his home rule bill says that
beyond plea for a statutory Parlia-
ment in Dublin, .ubjec: to imperial con-
troll, he does not propose to so, and what
ever platform the liberals may promul
gate as to purely English matters, this
must wait until the whole system of gov
ernment of Ireland is reformed root and
branch.
The proceedings OF the Nottingham
congress show plainly enough how the
drift of late hiss been toward the radical
wing OF the liberals. The party as now
reorgsnizei opposed the law of entail,
and favors county government, local op-
tion, the disestablishsent of the church
in Wales and Scotland and the rule of one
vote for one man. Public men have long
been averse to the discussion of the
practice of plural voting" and the
stand taken at Nottingham on this and
other burning questions will have the eff
feet of driving the wings completely into
the conservative camp. During the past
week liberal unionist and q conservative
hsve withdrawn their support from the
| government and there will be more
dssertions in all probability be-
fore snow falls. The tenn
per of Mr.. Goschen's speech at Bradford,
| Tuesday, is evidence of the stronger
tension Precipisated by the failure of
coercion to coerce. "If the Glsd.ten-
| isns seek to make the governments
| of Ireland impossible" he said, " the
ministry must show that they are able
10 deal with two difficulties together" :"
| Signs srs not wanting that the
ministry very foolishly propose to inter
fere with tho rights of open discussion
in England as they are doing in Ireland
This is dangerous grouud, even for an
astute tory to take, and such struggle
can have but one issue. 1t is poor
stream that can be blocked up indehn
itely.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-10-28
A Chinese Hospital.
The Qniyer.

In one of the most crowded thorough
fares of the Chinese quarter of Shanghai,
there has stood for 40 years a free native
hospital, mainly supported by the Eu-
ropean community. Very strange its
wards look ut first to English visitors.
The patients bring their swn bedding,
consisting OF a bamboo mat and a wadded
quilt. Those who can move about are
about the only regular attendants of those
who cannot. The house-surgeon and dis
peuser is a Christian Chinaman, for 30
years connected with the hos pital, and
one of the first converts of a mission
school. Yearly, about 800 patients pass
through the wards, and the proportion Of
deaths is small. Last year there we're 56,
ard in the dispensary more than 22 900
cases we're treated. From very far dis
tsnces many of the poor suffering crea-
lures come, and back to their far-off
homes many healed one has carried q
blessing greater than bodily healing; for
We believe that nowhere, at home or
abroad, could better proof be found than
in the Shanghai hospital, of the benefit
of combining medical and gospel work.
Daily the vaitipg-room, seated for 300,
is crowded with men, women and children,
long before the dispensing hour, anS
daily an English missionary, as convers-
ant with their language as his own,
sets before this waiting multitude the
word of life. Il believe" writes a Christ
ian physician, who for. .some years had the
overnight of his work, "tbat the Chinese
unpergo more suffering for want of med
ical knovledge than any other nation ia
the world In an institution like this, al
most daily under q good surgeon may the
blind receive sight, the deaf hear, and
the lame walk. have known in one
year among those cured in our hospital,
30 men and women received into the
Christian church"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-10-28
cease once home rule was established in

CtdS6 OUCt IulC Woo Sot6Jbs.Co III
Ireland.
Mr.. GLADSTONE, the British statesman,
has written an article for the Youth g
Companion on "The Future of the En-
glish speaking Races" His view of that
future is said TO be most cheerful one.
The article was written specially for
youthful readers.
The Congress of the Liberal Fedora
tion in Nottingham resolved unanimous
ly that when the Irish question was set
tied. the edisestablishment of the church
in Wales should be made the leading
point OF the policy of the Liberal party.
SEVERE snow-storms are reported
throughout Italy, greatly injuring crops
and animals. The storms were accom-
panied by hurricanes in some parts. A
number of houses were uuroofed at Pisa.
Several persons were drowned IL Lake
Como.
TEE Times says. at is fact beyond
question that Mr.. Gladstone's oratorical
performance beats the record of all
statesmen who ever attempted to govern
a country by the gift of speech. We
stand amazed at the fecunditv of Ian
guage and the physical endurance dis
played by man com mpleting rs years.
AT the Tuam Fair at Dublin thousands,
OF head of cattle and sheep were offered
for sale at ruinous figures, but despite
the exceedingly low prices there were no
purchasers. Large graziers declare that
they can not continue business any longer,
and must take advantage of the Bankrupt
law.
PRINCESS MAUD and Princess Louise,
daughters of the Prince of Wales, who
are both suffering from an attack of
measles, are progressing favorably to-
ward recovery. Princess Maud is the
worst sufferer from the disease. Prin-
cess Louise has only slight attack. The
Czarevitch and Prince George of Greece,
who are visiting here, have also been at
tackled by measles.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-10-28
FOREIGN.

FILLIPINI, governor general of China,
is dead
J. A. ECoNsrANs, French minister to
China, has left Pekin for France.
II is reported that Lord Lytton will
soon succeed Lord Lyons as British am
basssdor at Paris.
ONE of the absconding director. of the
leipsic bank has been arrested at Null
hausen.
The Russian press predicts that i'm
portsnt diplomatic action will be taken
by the czsr's government soon after his
return to Moscow.
The death is announced of waldemar
Adolph Thisted, the Danish poet and
noveliss, in his seventy-third year.
TEE czar hsp been hastily summoned
to st. Petersb Erg. He will leave Co
penhagen in few days.
BERNARD, SANRANx, Il Co. have failed
for 1900, 900 marks. Other failures are
expected.
The public prosecutor has commenced
an inquiry into tho future of the Discon-
to- Gesellshaft.
AT meeting of the corporation at
Dublin The Lord Mayor stigmatixed
Chsmberisin's attack upon them as
display of malice, ignorance aud un-
truthtulness.
The economic war between Russia and
Germany has had fresh development in
the czar's ukase giving English and
French imports preference rates.
DISPATCH from Moscow states that
100000 reserves, called at the beginning
of October, after three weeks drill, have
been sent home. The condition of the
men and the spirit and discipline
througout the empire are reported excel
lent.
DURING the past few days persons
sleeping in the open air at Carisruhe,
Crefeld and elsewhere have been frozen
to death. The severe weather which has
prevailed is unprecedented at this season
of the year.
MR. GLADSTONE received an address
from the Irish residents OF Nottingham.
In replying to the address Mr.. Gladstone
expressed the conviction that the discord
between Catholics and Protestants would
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-10-28
Four Centuries of History,

Burdette: When he landed G. Columbus
found the people with no clothes on;
found them dressed like Lydia Thomp-
son; dressed for going to the opera. Now
they undress more than ever, but it costs
much more to do so; costs like smoke to
put on nothing. Then he found the peo-
pie painted. Hinged and strsaked from
heel to eyebrow; now they paint above
the shoulders, but it costs as much ms
ever. Then the young men smeared
their bodies; now the young men paint
the town red. Then he found the maids
assembled, waiting on the sandy sea
shore; waiting for the Spanish sailors.
Now, as ever, they ere waiting,
Giddy and anxious "mommers." Ever
waiting on the .eashore; waiting for the
men to find them; Eager still to be dis
covered; Anxious that they may be sought
for By strange men from foreign coun-
tries. Then Columbus found them free
and easy with their ducats. Gladly Civ
to the strangers All the Doodle they had
room for. Still to-day the foreign raid
er, Scoops their dollars by the hattul;
Oscar Wilde and Goodbye Patti, Wilson
Tug and Canon Farra.,r Donkey,
Song bird, Tough and Parsons,
Reap alike a golden harvest. Gone
are all Columbus NUNS, Gone tho copper
colored maiden, Gone the dusky squaws
and sachems. But their children still
survive them; Living longer than tn ir
fathers; We have learned another chap
ter, We've had time TO let our beard
grow; We have lately cut our eye teeth;
And although we may seem simple In the
presence of the stranger, Yet he wants to
keep his eye peeled When we are dealing
from the bottom; Turning Jacks
at times unwoLted; Yet he wants
to come III winter, When the earth in
frost is baking, And the mercury
is freezing, If he vainly hopes to leave
Us, Sobbing sadly in the distance; And
when he returns bald headed, He will
hear our shouts and laughter, As beneath
his scalp we gather, Drying in our smoky
wigwam, Like hair plague in our tepee.
We have not forgot how Cortez Taught
our fathers TO walk Spanish, And we have
acquired the lang uage, And ourselves are
taking classes. That's four centuries
evolution; That's the kind of Iniuns we
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-10-28
How Much a Man Eats.

Richard A. Proctor in the Cosmopolitan.
1t has been calculated that on the aver
age each man who attains the age of three
score and ten consumes during the course
of his life twenty wagou-loads of food,
solid and liquid. At four tons to the
wagon this would correspond to an aver
age or about one hundred ources of food
per day during adult life and about
eighty ounces during infancy and youth.
Most modern doctors agree in regarding
I20 ounces of food per day, corresponding
to FIVE of six half-pipts of liquid food
and seven or eight pounds of solid food,
as in excess of the real daily requirements
of healthy man or woman.
Yet probably most of us take more than
this, in one way or another, during the
day. DR.. Lankestes, from an extensive
analysis of the dietary of soldiers, sail
ors, prisoners, and the better paid classes
of artisans and professional men in Lon
don, found the average daily quantity of
solid and liquid food to be 143 ounces.
Doubtless many take much less, but un-
questionabIy many take much more than
this. When some one mentioned before
Sydney Smith the twenty wagon loads
of food calculated for each man's allow
ance, he turned to Lord Durham, Who
like himself was corpulent land not with
out sufficient reason), with the Quaint re-
mark, Il think our wagons, Durham,
must be four-horsed ones.r There are
members of the London Corporation, to
seek no further, whose wagons mast be
six -horsed ones, and vell-loaded at that.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-10-28

DELEGArE TooLE, of Montana, who is
present in Washington, says tnat the e
will be hard fight made by fear terri
tories this winter tor admission as states
of the Union. Montana, Dakota, New
Mexico, and Washington territories will
all present their claims and press them
vigorously.
THE Commissioners of Indian affairs re-
ceived tbs following telegram from
Agent Anderson, at the Lower Brula In
dian agency, Dakoia: Disturbing In
dians were surprised and captured by po-
lice. The danger Is all ovef What
promised to be serious trouble was
ripped in the bud. The survey i, going
forward. A majority of the Indians
want to take aIlotnents."
TIE compilation of the fiscal statistics
of the postotfice has progressed far
enough to indicate that the deficit for
the fiscal year 1887 wall not exceed S3,-
100000. For the fiscal year 1856 the de-
felt was nearly 100000. In his last
animal report the postmaster general did
not hold out the hope that the deficit
would fall much below Sc, 100000.
THE revision and condensation of the
postal regulations HIS drawn the atten-
tion of postmasters 20 the law of 1873,
forbidding the printing of advertisements
and business cards 4 the envelopes for
third and fourth class matter, and the
Postoffice Department is in receipt of
scores of letters, especially from New
York and Boston business houses, COM
planning of the great injury to trade that
is resulting from the enforcement of this
law.
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS EpaERroN,
who has returned to the city, was asked by
reporter if mis- views agreed with those
of Commissioner Oberly, as expressed in
his recent letter to the Illinois democratic
association. "They certainly do not"
said Mr.. Edgsrton, 81 do not believe in
extreme or strained construction of the
civil service law"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-10-28

and an appeal to the arbitramspt of war,
which convulsed, before is saved, the Ma.
tlon- For our civil war was a duel on q
tremendous scale between the North and
South and on msuy a pitched field, dur
ing which the courage of both was dem
onstrstec-ths honor of both vindicsted.
Neither was wholly right, neither wholly
wrong. The prayers of both could no,
be answered. That of neither was fully
ansssred,H said Liucoln. There is vet
something mutually to be forgiven and
forgotten As We march forward. leaving
the days OF duelling and fratricidal war
oehiud Us forever, marching forward un.
der the folds OF one dag to one common
glorious national destiny.
HENRY DUDLEY Trsro..
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-10-28
ONE TENTH OF A DIME.
What Cent Can DO and What 1t Cannot Do
In this World
Dly UOonb tHrOblcIt
. -.


Dly Goods Chronicle.
1t is almost impossible to attach any
i'm portance to one cent, but at the same
time it is very important coin at times,
says an exchange.
1t will take circular 10 California,
and it will make you maddsr than halter
and z Marca hare combined when you go
to pay your fare on a borse-car and find
that you have but four cents and ten
dollar bill.
One cent is very small, but when it is
added to the rate of interest you receive
on stock, it possesses a stern magnificent
grandeur that carries you away like
strain of music.
The penny, it seems, was made TO put
on church plates, and, although q man
may say il amounts 20 nothing, he will
strike matches and lift mats and crawl
about in the straw on horse car to find
the one he drops. II is so small coin
that you have to take off your glove to
take hold of it in your pocket, and yet it
is go large, when the baby swallows 1t, the
chances of the baby's living are some
times not worth cent.
Although one cent is less than ten
cents, yet one cent is great deal larger
than dime. Many man has gone
thirsty all day with four cents in his
pocket. For the want Of that one CEN
the four were as useless as the clever
men on jury who are held out against
bv one